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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nTypically holding the storytime and experiments inside the Sternberg Museum, the club instead kept the show in the parking lot to allow for social distancing.
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Families stood in front of the table of experiment materials on spots on the ground spaced six feet apart. They also had the option of attending the show in the style of a drive-in: watching from their cars while the experiments were projected on the side of the building.
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\u201cYou know, honestly, I just hope they see this as trying to keep things normal,\u201d Boxberger said.
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While the STEM-Ed club wants children and their families to have fun as they embrace the connections between Christmas and science, the members believe that the event serves a greater purpose.
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Boxberger explained that there has been a recent decline of students venturing into STEM fields. The fun of the Christmas Show thus serves as a simple way to expose students to the sciences and change their perspectives on the fields.
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\u201cBeing able to provide [students] with just fun activities to show them [STEM is] not just doing worksheets and boring experiments,\u201d he said, \u201cshowing them that they can have a lot of fun with it and have it be applicable to real life is really great, especially when students get interested early on.\u201d
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